Garden How Garden and Home Reviews Makes Money
Last updated: July 2026
Transparency matters to us, so here is the straight version: Garden and Home Reviews is reader-supported and earns revenue from affiliate links. Those earnings keep the lights on and let us keep every guide free for everyone.
The most important thing to know
We do not buy, test, or physically handle the products we cover. Our rankings are built from aggregated owner reviews, star ratings, review volume and expert consensus gathered from public sources — not first-hand testing. Where we cite a rating or review count, it comes from the retailer's public listing at the time of writing and may change. See our full How We Rank page for the complete method.
Affiliate Links
Many of the product links on this site are affiliate links. When you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission — at no additional cost to you. The price you pay is exactly the same. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
What We Do Not Do
To be unambiguous about it:
- We do not buy, test, bench, or physically handle the products we rank.
- We do not accept payment, free products, or any other consideration in exchange for a favourable ranking, review or placement.
- We do not publish sponsored or paid product placements.
- We do not order our recommendations by commission rate. The product that best fits your needs goes first, full stop.
If any of that ever changes, we will say so plainly on this page and label the affected content.
Advertising
We may display advertising alongside our content. Advertisers have no input into what we recommend, how products are ranked, or what our verdicts say. Ad revenue and editorial decisions are kept separate on purpose.
How Commissions Work
An affiliate commission is paid by the retailer, not by you, and only when a purchase actually happens. It is typically a small percentage of the sale. We have no way of charging you more, and we never see your payment details — those stay between you and the store. When you shop through our links, the retailer pays us a small cut of a sale you were going to make anyway, and your price is exactly what it would have been otherwise.
Our Commitment To You (And The FTC)
In line with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements, we disclose our affiliate relationships clearly and conspicuously — at the top of every article, before the first link. We describe our methodology honestly and we do not claim testing we have not performed. Commissions never change a verdict: if the owner reviews say a product is bad, we say it is bad, even where we would earn a commission on it. Questions about how any specific recommendation is monetised? Reach out through the contact page.
The Short Version
We earn from affiliate links and advertising. It costs you nothing extra. We do not test products — we read the reviews so you do not have to — and no commercial relationship ever changes our verdicts.